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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *cis (“thread”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ks(i)ʔ or *ksih (“string; cord; rope; thread”). Compare North Central Vietnamese chỉn, Muong chỉl.
- (North Central Vietnam) chỉn
Noun
(classifier sợi) chỉ • (帋, 黹, 紙, 䊼, 𥿗)
- (sewing) thread
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 只.
Adverb
chỉ
- only
Etymology 3
From Proto-Vietic *cih (“to point”); probably related to Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“finger”).
Verb
chỉ • (扯, 扺, 指)
- to point
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 2 (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
Chị hỏi "Tắm ở đâu, mấy cưng ?". Tôi chỉ xuống kinh.- She asked, "Where can I bathe, sweethearts?" I pointed down the canal.
- Synonym: trỏ
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Etymology 4
Contraction of chị + the demonstrative ấy (“that”) in the southern dialects, with the latter manifested as the hỏi tone after monosyllabification.
Pronoun
chỉ
- (Southern Vietnam) she; her
Etymology 5
Borrowed from a neighbouring or trading language, probably Malay ci (“mace”) or Teochew 錢/钱 (tsîⁿ, “mace”), ultimately from Chinese 錢/钱. Cognate with English chee (“Chinese unit of weight”). Doublet of tiền.
Noun
chỉ
- (chiefly gold or silver trading) a weight unit equal to 3.75 grams
Etymology 6
Romanization
chỉ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 止
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Etymology 7
Sino-Vietnamese word from 紙 (“paper”).
Noun
chỉ
- (colloquial) Clipping of tín chỉ (“college credit”).
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Etymology 8
Romanization
chỉ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 址
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Etymology 9
Romanization
chỉ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 旨
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Etymology 10
Romanization
chỉ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 趾
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Etymology 11
Sino-Vietnamese word from 枳.
Noun
chỉ
- trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
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Etymology 12
Romanization
chỉ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 芷
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